Archives for October 31, 2017

We had planned to talk about the Chargers game but the Jimmy Garoppolo news last night changed all that. Here’s our extensive discussion of the trade and what it means for everyone, including us, the fans! It’s Patshow, the best live Patriots internet show!!

Despite another relatively ugly effort, the Patriots ground out a victory Sunday against the Chargers to extend their winning streak to four games. Leading the charge to the Pats 6-2 record is the offense, which leads the NFL in total yards, and while they continued to struggle in the red zone on Sunday, they still rank 7th in the NFL in points per game.

While this success is certainly not surprising, there was some concern about the passing game after the loss of Brady’s safety blanket, Julian Edelman. However, thanks to the best variety of distribution we have seen in the Brady era, the passing game has been able to combat the loss of Edelman, and even prosper through it, reaching territory that few Brady-led offenses have ever reached.

Thus far in 2017, the Patriots have five players with have 31 catches or more, compared to the first eight weeks of the 2016 season, in which they had just three. In 2017, James White leads the way with 43 catches, followed by Rob Gronkowski (34), Chris Hogan (33), Brandin Cooks (33), and Danny Amendola (31). These five are all on pace to reach at least 670 yards this season, with Cooks leading the way at 1,126 yards and Gronkowski in second with 1,018 yards.

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The Patriots are now 102-4 since 2001 when they win the turnover battle. “I thought we executed better in the second half,” Brady said. “We just had a hard time getting going. We oviously didn’t play very well in the first half. I think we made a pretty big commitment at halftime to each other […]